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Re: Erik Carlsson Article

To: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>, "'Herby'" <herby@herbytoys.com>,
Subject: Re: Erik Carlsson Article
From: "MICHAEL CARPENTER" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 23:54:35 -0400
Hi Bud,

I wasn't referring that you were knocking the magazine, i was just trying to 
reinforce that for the price it is a refreshing alternative.  A little less 
than perfect but ya get it every month ;^).  I hope that many people 
subscribe to it and they see that they are doing an excellent job and stay 
with it.

I just received my subscription renewal to Vintage Motorsport and I was 
shell-shocked at the price.  It was something like $45 for 6 magazines or 
something like that.

I am still baffled at how some of the vintage magazines can take nearly a 
Caterham Seven and call it a very original Lotus Seven.

Mike C
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>
To: "'MICHAEL CARPENTER'" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>; "'Herby'" 
<herby@herbytoys.com>; "'Peter C'" <peter@nosimport.com>
Cc: "'spridgets net'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 11:45 PM
Subject: RE: Erik Carlsson Article


> Mike,
> You are quite right, and I agree with everything you said.  My point was
> not to make what we agree is a very good publication look bad.  My point
> is that we shouldn't accept everything they write as gospel.
> I guess no publication, no matter how highly regarded, is above making
> some factual errors.  If anyone wants proof of that, just think of any
> newspaper story about which you have first hand knowledge of the story
> being represented by the paper.  Usually, the newspaper account differs,
> significantly, from what actually took place (and it's far worse than
> that for the "electronic media").
> Bud Osbourne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MICHAEL CARPENTER [mailto:MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 7:22 PM
> To: Bud Osbourne; 'Herby'; 'Peter C'
> Cc: 'spridgets net'
> Subject: Re: Erik Carlsson Article
>
> Hi Bud,
>
> The key is that you are a Porsche owner if I remember right.  I have
> read
> every article in every publication for the last 20 years on the original
>
> Lotus Seven.  You guessed it, I own two of them.  Not a single one of
> the
> articles were even close to the actual history that I have from obsolete
>
> books written by the actual employees as well as stories from those
> still
> alive.  I can pick apart an article because because I am a specialist
> with a
> certain marque.   My point is that all of the magazines even Vintage
> Motorsports make mistakes.
>
> All in all the Hemmings Sports and Exotics is an excellent magazine and
> a
> good deal in a world of expensive magazines.
>
> Mike C




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